3.1: Objectives

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    Learning Objectives

    After completing this chapter, you should

    Signed Numbers (Section 3.2)

    • be familiar with positive and negative numbers and with the concept of opposites

    Absolute Value (Section 3.3)

    • understand the geometric and algebraic definitions of absolute value

    Addition of Signed Numbers (Section 3.4)

    • be able to add numbers with like signs and unlike signs

    • understand addition with zero

    Subtraction of Signed Numbers (Section 3.5)

    • understand the definition of subtraction

    • be able to subtract signed numbers

    Multiplication and Division of Signed Numbers (Section 3.6)

    • be able to multiply and divide signed numbers

    Negative Exponents (Section 3.7)

    • understand the concepts of reciprocals and negative exponents

    • be able to work with negative exponents

    Scientific Notation (Section 3.8)

    • be able to convert a number from standard form to scientific form and from scientific form to standard form

    • be able to work with numbers in scientific notation

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